The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-04

twenty straight He is in good condition
and if his hands hold out ne will catch fifty.
! 1t is said three strikes and five balls and no
wind hits will be the rule in the Association next
/ year.
nine at the latter place, Thursday, by score OF
| II to4
| Strothers, of Saudusky. has hit two umpires
| this season He released from the North
western League for assauting one.
Van Haltren has advised Arson to sign
Borchers, Californian. who is said to be quite
pitcher. Van Haltren says he has greater
speed than Mark Baldwin. whom he regards as
the speedest pitcher in the League.
The druggists nine were defeated by the In
sane Hospital players yesterday afternoon.
The score seventeen to eleven. Conway
and Creninger were the battery for the latter
and Gates and Smith for the druggists.
ST. Louis Globe Democrat: The recent exhi-
bition game between Detroits and Philadel-
phias will be investigated The League
constitution prohibits playing exhibition games
between League clubs during the champio
ship season.
Tim Manning. manager and second baseman
of the Birmi CHAM club. has left the club and is
in Chicago. He says he was interfered
with too much, and that as he had agreement
permitting him to leave at his own will he con-
cluded to quit.
John Calvin, the old Atlantic player, is super
intending the laying of the foundations of the
lie
He says whenever they are short the services of
an umpire he is ready to step in. and there
won't be any back talk allowed when he does
The California League has adopted the rules
OF 1881 In relation to coaching. These will be
enforced in future, and will terminate such
phrases as Now we've got 'em in a sewer" and
Make him throw it over the center of the oys-
ter, heretofore used by the occidental coachers.
Otterson, of Allegheny. who made good
record as short-stop of the Kalamazoo team,
has been sold to the Brooklyn club for $500 He
takes George Smiths place until the latter re-
covers, and may then cover second base for
Brooklyn. Otterson member Of the
Allegheny reserve team of 1884.
The base-steang statistics show that Brown
ing leads the Louisviles, with eghty-four to his
credit Then in order come Collins. sixty-two;
kerns, forty-four; Werrick, forty-one; Wolf,
forty; Hecker, thirty eight; White, twenty
eight; Mack. twenty; Cook, twelve; Chamber
lain. three; Ramsey. two: Neal, one.
Yesterday afternoon, at the Exposition
grounds, the nine of Eli, Lilly & Co. defeated
picked nine from the wholesale houses of A.
Kiefer q Co. Richardson Drug Company and
Daniel Stewart. by score of II to g. The
features of the game were the playing at first
base of korn and the battery work of Lilly ard
Ridgely.
The Buffalo team is probably the cheapest
team in the country. Manager Chapman says
the hieh-salaried clubs have been working all
season for the players. the hotels and tho rail-
roads, while the clubs have lost money. Proba-
bly, man on the Buffalo team gets over $500
Few of them are paid $3.50 month and several
only 800.
Clarkson saye that his arm is bad. He bathes
1t in hot water every night He wanted to rest
but Arson wouldn't let him. Arson says he has
heard Clarkson talk the way so often that
he doesn't think there is much the matter with
him. There's where Arson will be fooled re-
piled the pitcher, If ne doesn't give me some
rest soonn
New York Mail and Express: According to
Boston advices there is trouble in the club of
that city which has had much to do with its
recent defeats. 1ntoxcation is given as the
ay,6o 49, no.. lo--1
have been fined. Things to have gone
much worse with the club since Kellys advent
than before.
Grant Briggs. Allegheny all-player who is
catching for the Danbury club married in that
town about two weeks ago. Briggs is Protest
ant and his wife Catholic The latter's action
dlspleaseo the church authorities. and last Sun
day she was publicly expelled from the church
This was the first accommodation for the of
concentrating Protestant-in that vicinity
for some time, and it caused q great sensation.
Mrs. Briggs is living with her husband in Dan
bury.
During Thursdays game the Allegheny play
ers were commenting the wonderful batting
or GILMORE when some one remarked, What
batter Gilmore is" Fields, who al
ways has something to say. answered. why
he is in debt to President Younpn What for2,
inquired Smith, Why, he owes y Dung lot of
base hits. don't he" Gilmore ia said to have
made three hits the entire season. one of them
oelng oass on oaiis oy motifs VINO had been
told of the pitchers clever batting and was
afraid of him.
1t is reported that the Wichita base ball team |
is about to disband The team has PLAYED only |
twelve games, of which it has lost nine Re- |
ports from Hastings not very encouraging, |
and the Western League is in no little confusion |
regarding games, percentage etc. 1t is impos-
sible TO tell what club will be able to finish the |
reason. Topeka has strong lead with Lincoln |
second, followed by Denver, Kansas City and |
Omaha. The local feeling in these Western
cities runs SO high that neither of them wants q |
ball club unless it is pennant winner.
Piftsburp eli n. Tba Waeb
ngton club Is for SALE 1t is probable that the |
control of the club will pass from the hands of |
President Hewitt to two wealthy citizens who
.re enthusiastic admirers OF the game, one of |
hem a gentleman who was once ball player in
he West but after retiring from the ball field
,ame into large fortune, which he is constantly
iddng to by shrewd business ventures. His |
associate in the baseball deal is we,l-known
ind successful business man. who has always
,een identified with outdoor sports and who
links that properly managed club in Wash
ngton IS paying investment.
Racing at Sheepshead Bay.